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Gamma-0.5000 — Steel

Shielding Material
Steel
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.5000
Hvl CM (cm)
1.047
Tvl CM (cm)
3.477
Buildup Factor 10MFP (dimensionless)
16.8
Buildup Factor 1MFP (dimensionless)
2.28
Buildup Factor 2MFP (dimensionless)
3.7
Buildup Factor 5MFP (dimensionless)
8.8
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
7.87
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
0.6622
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.08414
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
1.51
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; ANS/ANS-6.4.3-1991

steel — radiation energy key gamma#0.5000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.08414 cm2/g · linear attenuation coefficient per cm 0.6622 1/cm · HVL cm 1.047 cm · TVL cm 3.477 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database